I think we should make a distinction between representatives of Russia and Russians. Punishing Russians because of where they happen to be born smacks of WWII internment camps and are highly discriminatory.
Punishing Russian representatives is a different thing and that I could get behind. So I would be ok with banning Russian Olympic boxers because they are part of a state sponsored program. But I'm not in favor of banning professional Russian boxers because they are private citizens and might not even agree with *****'s actions. Think of all the Russians arrested protesting *****. Should we punish them on top of ***** punishing them? Doesn't seem right.
Punishing Russian representatives is a different thing and that I could get behind. So I would be ok with banning Russian Olympic boxers because they are part of a state sponsored program. But I'm not in favor of banning professional Russian boxers because they are private citizens and might not even agree with *****'s actions. Think of all the Russians arrested protesting *****. Should we punish them on top of ***** punishing them? Doesn't seem right.
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